The Xbox 360 controller is considered to be one of the best video game controllers ever made — except for one thing: the D-pad. It’s conversely one of the worst directional inputs ever put on ...

The design is actually brilliantly simple – Microsoft's hardware team has essentially taken the Xbox 360's existing d-pad design and used a switch mechanism to isolate the 4-way 'plus' shape for ...

Microsoft has confirmed our earlier report that it plans to release a new Xbox 360 controller with an improved d-pad on 24th October. We found the pad and photographed it on Konami's Pro Evolution ...

For gamers who’ve griped about the Xbox 360’s leveled down d-pad, Microsoft’s telling old-school controller fans ‘have it your way’. In fact: Have it both ways. On November 9 ...

The most vociferous of those were likely related to critical hardware failures, but not far behind were gripes about the standard Xbox 360 controller's D pad, which players felt yielded ...

The MLG Pro Circuit controller ($100 ... Normally, I have problems with getting unintentional jumps in HD Remix with the Xbox 360 d-pad, but I didn’t have a single problem with inaccurate ...

While Microsoft was convinced the Xbox 360 was a "best in class" controller, it considered making some pretty drastic changes for the Xbox One pad ... reported R&D operating expenses of $10. ...